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![Shot man an earthquake refugee](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Shot man an earthquake refugee
A man shot dead in an armed stand-off with police was training with the army and had moved to Napier to escape the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake.
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Police: Man shot by officer fired first
Police have named the man shot dead by a police officer in rural Hawkes Bay early this morning and say it appears the 19-year-old fired a shotgun first before being shot by an officer with a Glock pistol in Fernhill, about 15km from Napier.
![Seventh fatal police shooting in 11 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Seventh fatal police shooting in 11 years
Today's fatal police shooting near Napier is the seventh in just over a decade, since Waitara man Steven Wallace's death in 2000.
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Questions over fatal police shooting
Police say it is unclear whether an armed man shot dead by an officer in rural Hawke's Bay early this morning had fired his weapon. The man was shot by an officer with a standard issue Glock pistol and died around 3am in hospital this
![Napier crash leaves person in critical condition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Napier crash leaves person in critical condition
A car has burst into flames after crashing in Napier, leaving one person fighting for their life.
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Tropical cyclone may reach NZ next week
A tropical cyclone formed near Fiji today is on track to bring strong winds and heavy rain to New Zealand next week, forecasters predict.
!['Missing' diver pleads guilty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Missing' diver pleads guilty
A man who faked his disappearance on a diving trip then turned up at a Hawkes Bay police station had claimed he'd been sexually assaulted, it emerged today as he pleaded guilty to wasting police time.
![Blasts from the past and hard rockers on way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Blasts from the past and hard rockers on way
Here's more to add to your gig diary - though you'd be in a fairly unique demographic if you were after tickets to all of this lot.
![Ex jockey jailed for sex offences](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ex jockey jailed for sex offences
A former Hawke's Bay jockey has been jailed for six years for years of sexual abuse and violence against a young girl who told him in court today he had robbed her of a childhood that should have been focused on dolls and pretty pink dresse
![NZ cricket rarity as four wickets fall in two balls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
NZ cricket rarity as four wickets fall in two balls
How can a bowler claim four wickets from two balls? It's a conundrum - and possibly a contender for the Guinness Book of World Records.
![Teen driver avoids jail over double fatal crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Teen driver avoids jail over double fatal crash
A teenage girl who drove a van that crashed and killed two men while she was more than three times the legal drink drive limit has avoided a jail term.